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Leah Barr We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to ask for a Christmas miracle.

So, if you follow my Twitter, you know that this has been a pretty awful day for my big brother. He and his new wife, Gretchen, recently moved 8 hours from the rest of our family so he can attend Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in South Bend. This weekend, we all came out to my grandparents' house near Milan, Indiana to celebrate Christmas. Like we have every year since... well, before I existed. This morning is when they got the call.… Continue

Added by Leah Barr on December 19, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Leah Barr Grumpy #Indiana (C'mon, get happy!)

Crossposted to my personal blog) LiveScience study: Indiana ranks #45 out of 50 on happiness.
Rentfrow and his colleagues came to their conclusions by analyzing data collected from more than 350,000 individuals who were interviewed between Jan. 2 and Dec. 30, 2008 as part of the Gallup Organization's Well-Being Index. The
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Added by Leah Barr on December 5, 2009 at 6:14pm — No Comments

aaron story Athenaeum ArtSpace Call for Artists

Athenaeum ArtSpace Call for Artists The Athenaeum ArtSpace, Indy’s newest art venue, is seeking local, family-friendly, emerging and unknown artists for commission-free exhibitions. Each exhibition opens on IDADA First Friday and continues approximately three weeks. Artists of all media are encouraged to submit work for these juried exhibitions. • Artist should reside in Marion or one of the seven surrounding counties. • Artist should be capable of demonstrating the completion of two se… Continue

Added by aaron story on August 17, 2009 at 8:32am — No Comments

CJ McClanahan Health Care – Educate Yourself

If you pay attention to the local or national news today (radio, TV, internet or newspaper) you will undoubtedly see a story about the health care debate. The reason this has become such big news is that for the first time in a long time the average intellectually lazy American (which is about 95% of the country) is beginning to pay attention to what is going on in the US politically. Unfortunately, I still think that most are still just paying attention to the sound bites. We hear that “46 mi… Continue

Added by CJ McClanahan on August 13, 2009 at 9:33am — 2 Comments

Faith Wesstrom Looking for affordable T-shirt local vendor?

I'd like to get some contacts to some local t-shirt vendors. Am looking into makinge some 50+ T-shirts of various sizes for one of our local events later this summer and hoping to get some idea of what it would cost for something like that. thanks very much Faith Continue

Added by Faith Wesstrom on June 12, 2009 at 3:58pm — 2 Comments

Jennifer Litz Binkley's New Chef (from Capital Grille) and Bar Manager (From Bin 36)

Hey guys,

Just to share a little foodie info with y'all, Binkley's recently upped their game by adding Aaron Cooke, former Capital Grille chef, and Rob Diaz, formerly of the famous Bin 36 in Chicago. These guys are really stepping up the game of the neighborhood eatery, whi… Continue

Added by Jennifer Litz on April 22, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Mallory Sheets Indy Culture Matters Rally

Come join Young Audiences Indiana and countless other Indianapolis arts organizations on April 20th at noon, Monument Circle, for the Indy Culture Matters Rally! Show your support of the arts in Indianapolis! Visit the Indy Culture Matter website for more information: http:… Continue

Added by Mallory Sheets on April 6, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

Julie L. Rhodes Indy Food Co-op on Cover of NUVO!

Check out the latest issue of NUVO Newsweekly to read the cover story about the Indy Food Co-op and urban gardening in our neighborhood: Or, read it on-line at: NUVO (Cover) 3/18/09: Downtown farmers dig deep - http://tinyurl.com/crowyq Continue

Added by Julie L. Rhodes on March 23, 2009 at 12:59am — No Comments

Bill Bean Indiana Pacers Become First NBA Team To Become A Non-Profit

This is a headline I want to see. If they haven't been making a profit for years anyway, why not? Let all the funds support the Pacer Academy or something similar. The Pacers continue to make their case for a bailout of sorts. Unfortunately they are not making their case to the taxpayer, just the decision makers. If taxpayers won't make a donation or buy tickets as a show of support it seems a bit nefarious to tax them. Local politicians beware. Voters remember. Continue

Added by Bill Bean on March 20, 2009 at 8:37am — No Comments

Sarah Richcreek Cookieland with Karli and Sarah

Karli and I had another baking extravaganza.

While we were baking, I got my weekly Farm Fresh Delivery bin. These beautiful, local eggs were just too pretty not to share with you.

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Added by Sarah Richcreek on February 26, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Bj Davis Snow Day

Took a snow day today. I haven't gone outside since I dug out the car for Sandy. I didn't see the point of driving across town to sit in the shop by myself. I am sure there are some hearty souls who thought it was a good day to hang out at the local coffee shop, but I think it safer for me and my barista to stay home. I am offering a dollar off of a 12 or 16 ounce bag of coffee tomorrow and Friday to make up for being closed. So, I will extend that to all of you SI folks as well. Stop in tomor… Continue

Added by Bj Davis on January 28, 2009 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Grant Z Price Amish Pickled Hot Onion Relish - A Northern Indiana find

Over Christmas I stopped at America's Country Side Farmer's Market and picked up "Hot Onion Relish with Jalepenos" from an Amish Organic food purveyor "Dutch Country Market". Oh what to do with this treat! Organic, all natural ingredients and jarred so it would keep until I figured it out. I've never used this ingredient. So here are two of my inventions and you can add or take away at will, I'm a cook, not a baker, so everything is a pinc… Continue

Added by Grant Z Price on January 19, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

A Brewster Smythe Five Ways To Spot a Christmas Locovore in Indiana or Anywhere, Really!

Five Ways to Spot a Christmas Locavore
An article highlighting a definition of a Christmas locavore and how you can spot one.
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Added by A Brewster Smythe on December 20, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Bj Davis Sunday evening at the coffee shop.

Here I sit listening to the roaster hum, and Sandy curse the flame for going out. She roasted last week and yesterday after we closed. We tasted some Colombia that she roasted yesterday. It was a little too fruity for her tastes, but I thought it was ok. I would like to see a bit more caramel in the flavor. It did go a tad sour once cooled. Flame didn't go out yesterday, so she thought it was perhaps some moisture in the drum. Wonder why it is doing this today? Well today she roasted some mor… Continue

Added by Bj Davis on November 23, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Erik Deckers Creating successful newspapers: You're doing it wrong.

Ruth Holladay's blog says Gannett is dismantling Indy.com. The former INTake paper and website will get its web content from national restaurant and calendar provider Metromix. Because no one knows Indianapolis better than a web company in Chicago. http://www.metromix.com/pick_your_city Pick your city? Pick your city?! This has been Gannett's appr… Continue

Added by Erik Deckers on October 16, 2008 at 8:30am — 10 Comments

Chris Baggott Self Promotion and my new direction in Smaller Indiana

I am one who has been called out by Pat for being too self-promotional. Pat's right. I've got lot's of other outlets and I get that he's trying to make SI something different. So from now on, I'm only going to blog here on Environmental issues that occupy my thinking. Starting with something that really kind of freaked me out in the Star this Sunday. Anyone else read the article about the new Marriott? Great project and I'm of course all for development here in Indianapolis that drives the wel… Continue

Added by Chris Baggott on October 6, 2008 at 4:20pm — 3 Comments

Grant Z Price Consider this Fiery local dessert - Chipotle Chocolate Cake - Elements - Local Food Indy

Consider the following Dessert... Chipotle Chocolate Cake, Avocado Iced Cream, Creme Fraiche Adobo Sauce. At first glance what seems like an appetizer at Jose Frogs turns out to be the best of what a locally contrived dessert can be; at once adventurous and familiar. You 'trust' that the chef has at least tried this concoction and that it would not be TOO anything. Too sweet, too hot, too contrasting; and your faith is well founded. What comes to the table could be mint ice cream on regular cho… Continue

Added by Grant Z Price on October 3, 2008 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

Renee Wilmeth It's Going Local Week!

Yesterday kicked off Going Local week -- a chance to celebrate local food. The challenge? Eat something local every day. Go to a farmer's market or U-pick farm or orchard. Visit a store or restaurant that uses and celebrates local food. Read a book on food. Or better, arrange to attend one of the upcoming Farm-to-Table dinners from Slow Food Indy raising money for our 14 Terra Madre delegates. The brainchild of blogger Victoria Wesseler and her… Continue

Added by Renee Wilmeth on September 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Renee Wilmeth Food Week in Review: The Feed Me/Drink Me Roundup

In connection with Erik's conversation about cross-posting blog content, I thought I'd practice what I was preaching and come up with a Feed Me/Drink Me roundup for the readers at SI. Market Madness: Two new markets are open on the northside. Popular Broad Ripple wine shop Cork and Cracker opened a northside outpost. And don't forget… Continue

Added by Renee Wilmeth on August 26, 2008 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

Lisa Sirkin Vielee Another excuse to eat local

If you prefer to eat at independent restaurants over chains and shop at farmers markets instead of chain groceries, you can claim to be part of an official movement starting on Aug. 31. Sunday is the start of "Going Local Week," a grassroots (natch) event celebrating local food production that runs through Sept. 6. The core activity for Going Local Week is to promote “the eating of Indiana locally grown and produced foods as the norm, not a novelty,” according to the event Web site. That means… Continue

Added by Lisa Sirkin Vielee on August 25, 2008 at 10:10am — 1 Comment

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